[stylin19a]

I took awhile, but eventually the unemployment rate for VietVets was statistically meaningless.

In 1987, the unemployment rate of the population as a whole averaged 6.175 %
As of 1987, the unemployment rate of all Vietnam era veterans (in-country and not in-country) was 8%.

The same with homelessness,crime,addiction etc ( why gun ownership was even mentioned escapes me)

over time, the Viet Vets mainstreamed, so to speak.

[Fox_Mulder77]

nyt is such a propaganda machine

[PzLdr]

Yeah, but 1987 was FIFTEEN YEARS after the last U.S troops were pulled out of ‘Nam. That’s a hell of a long time to mainstream.